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Girandola at Castel Sant'Angelo
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The <girandole> was the fireworks display lit from the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome during Easter festivities. It lasted a full hour, reaching a climax at nine o'clock in the evening, with a fan-shaped shower of stars as the grand finale – the very moment Desprez depicted here. He lit up the structure, reflected in the River Tiber, with colored printing ink.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGirandola at Castel Sant’Angelo. c. 1781 - c. 1785. Francesco Piranesi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
